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gaijin

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gaijin /ɡʌɪˈdʒɪn /
noun
(plural gaijin)
(in Japan) a foreigner:
in Japan his pale eyes marked him as a gaijin
[as modifier] the sports dailies' vilification of the Tigers' gaijin manager.
– ORIGIN Japanese, contraction of gaikoku-jin, from gaikoku foreign country + jin person.